She also offered these key reminders on what to do if your child or anyone else should have a similar run-in with a rattlesnake.

Keep the snake bite victim calm

Remove anything constricting

Call 911

If possible, splint the area to keep area still

Keep affected area below heart level

Kalani Hudson with the County of San Diego Department of Animal Services said there are a few differences between a rattlesnake and a harmless gopher snake.

A rattlesnake has a triangular-shaped head and a smaller neck.

“While you may be able to clearly be able a rattlesnake, you may not be able to clearly identify that it’s not a rattlesnake,” Hudson said adding that garter snakes can sometimes coil and rattle their tails as protection because they are not venomous.

She advised parents instruct children not to touch wild snakes and to go get an adult when they spot a snake instead of going near it.